pear-shaped

pear-shaped

adj

in the shape of a pear; tapered at the top and wider at the bottom(of a woman or her figure) having wider hips and thighs in comparison to a slimmer upper body(of a situation) to go wrong

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pear′-shaped`

adj.

1. having the shape of a pear; tapering near the top and bulging toward the base or bottom.

2. (of a vocal tone) clear, resonant, and without harshness; full-bodied.

[1750–60]

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	pear-shaped - having a round shape tapered at one end circular, round - having a circular shape
	2.	pear-shaped - (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels" orotund, rotund, round full - (of sound) having marked deepness and body; "full tones"; "a full voice"

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Translations

pear-shaped

[ˈpɛəʃeɪpt] ADJ (lit) → en forma de pera
to go pear-shaped (Brit) → irse a la porra, fastidiarse
things started to go pear-shaped → las cosas empezaron a ir mal

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pear-shaped

adj → birnenförmig; to be pear-shaped (woman) → eine birnenförmige Körperform haben; to go pear-shaped (Brit fig inf) → völlig danebengehen (inf)

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pear-shaped

[ˈpɛəˌʃeɪpt] adj → a forma di pera; (woman) → con le spalle strette e i fianchi larghi

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

pear

(peə) noun

a type of fruit of the apple family, round at the bottom and narrowing towards the stem or top. She's very fond of pears; (also adjective) a pear tree. peer إجّاص، كُمَّثْرى круша pera hruška, hruškový die Birne; Birnen-... pære; pære- αχλάδι, αχλαδιάpera pirn, pirni- گلابی päärynä poireאגס नाशपाती kruška (plod) körte(fa) buah pir pera pera; pero なし 서양배 kriaušė bumbieris; bumbieru- pokok pear peerpære, pære-gruszka ناك pera pară груша hruška; hruškový hruška; hruškov kruška päron ลูกแพร์ armut 梨 груша ناشپاتي quả lê 梨

ˈpear-shaped adjective

peervormig كُمَّثْري الشَّكْل крушевиден em forma de pera hruškovitý birnenförmig pæreformet που έχει το σχήμα αχλαδιού en forma de pera pirnjas گلابی شکل päärynänmuotoinen en forme de poire צוּרַת אַגָס नाशपाती के आकार का kruškolikog oblika körte alakú berbentuk buah pir perulaga a forma di pera なし型の 배 모양의 kriaušės formos bumbierveida- berbentuk pear peervormigpæreformet gruszkowaty ناک شکل em forma de pera în formă de pară грушевидный hruškovitý hruškast kruškastog oblika päronformad มีรูปร่างคล้ายลูกแพร์ armut biçiminde 梨形的 грушоподібний ناشپاتي نما hình quả lê 梨形的

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